Allied Warships

HMS Simoom (P 225)

Submarine of the S class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeSubmarine
ClassS 
PennantP 225 
Built byCammell Laird Shipyard (Birkenhead, U.K.) 
Ordered 
Laid down14 Jul 1941 
Launched12 Oct 1942 
Commissioned30 Dec 1942 
LostNov 1943 
Loss position
 
History

HMS Simoom (Lt. Geoffrey Deryck Nicholson Milner, DSC, RN) sailed from Port Said, Egypt on 2 November 1943 for the Aegean. She was to arrive off the Dardanelles on 6th. Possibly lost on 4 November of Donoussa island, Cyclades, Greece in a newly laid German minefield.

Commanding Officers:
Lt. Christopher Henry Rankin, RN
24 October 1942 – 13 April 1943

Lt. Geoffrey Deryck Nicholson Milner, DSC, RN
13 April 1943 - November 1943+

 

Commands listed for HMS Simoom (P 225)

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1Lt. Christopher Henry Rankin, RN24 Oct 194213 Apr 1943
2Lt. Geoffrey Deryck Nicholson Milner, DSC, RN13 Apr 1943Nov 1943

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Noteable events involving Simoom include:


8 Aug 1943
While on patrol east of Bastia, HMS Simoom (Lt. G.D.N. Milner, DSC, RN) fires three torpedoes at what is identified as 'a merchant'. All torpedoes missed their target.

9 Aug 1943
HMS Simoom (Lt. G.D.N. Milner, DSC, RN) attacked the Italian cruiser Giuseppe Garibaldi 5 nautical miles south-west of La Spezia in position 44º04'N, 09º23'E. The torpedoes missed the cruiser but hit and sank the destroyer Vincenzo Gioberti (1685 tons) instead. (see map)

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